Written answers

Llun, 18 Mawrth 2024

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • USA: Extradition

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with their US counterparts on the...

    • British Indian Ocean Territory: Asylum

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much his Department has spent on aid for asylum seekers living on Diego Garcia in each of the last 12 months.

      USA: Extradition

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department has taken to prevent miscarriages of justice as a result of the UK-US extradition treaty.

      Asylum: British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many people have requested asylum on the British Indian Ocean Territory by nationality in each of the last two years.

      UNRWA: Finance

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, to what date UK funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)...

      Boris Johnson

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he had discussions with Mr Boris Johnson (a) before and (b) after his recent meeting with President...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what the destinations were of domestic overnight visits undertaken by Ministers within their Department in each of the...

      Development Aid: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his international counterparts on the need for an agreement on expediting the...

      Somaliland: Commonwealth

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of whether Somaliland meets the criteria for joining the Commonwealth.

      Armed Conflict: Civilians

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of international frameworks for the protection of civilians in conflict zones.

      Gaza: Ceasefires

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Hammersmith during the Oral Statement of 27...

      International Law: Courts

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take steps with his international counterparts to accelerate the pace at which international courts work.

      Mozambique: Islamic State

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) his counterpart in Mozambique, (b) representatives of the Southern...

      Nature Conservation: Finance

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the press release by the Prime Minister, entitled Prime Minister commits £3bn UK climate finance...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many and what proportion of development projects were delivered through in-country contracts in each year since 2019.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which prisons the end of custody supervised licence scheme (a) is operational and (b) has been since October 2023.

    • HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2023 to Question 199796 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges, how many and what proportion of...

      Motor Vehicles: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Over £1 billion savings for motorists as whiplash reforms come into force, published on...

      Personal Injury: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average settlement time is for minor injury claims going through the Official Injury Claim portal.

      Civil Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time for a first hearing of a civil justice case was in the latest period for which data is available.

      Wandsworth Prison: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many deaths have been recorded at HMP Wandsworth since 30 June 2023.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for which types of offences prisoners released under the end of custody supervised licence scheme were sentenced.

      Domestic Abuse and Stalking: Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) domestic abusers and (b) stalkers are ineligible for release under the end of custody supervised licence scheme.

      Prisons: Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many weapon finds there were in prisons in England and Wales in each year sine 2018.

      Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in prison are accommodated (a) alone in a cell intended to accommodate one person, (b) alone in a cell intended to accommodate two...

      Young Offender Institutions: Prison Governors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times Governors from (a) Cookham Wood, (b) Feltham, (c) Parc, (d) Werrington and (e) Wetherby Young Offender Institution have met (i) the Youth...

      Rape: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) reviews of Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection for people sentenced for...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released under the End of Custody Supervised Licence scheme.

      Prison Service: Productivity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to measure productivity in the prison service.

      Wandsworth Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of conditions in Wandsworth prison on the health of (a) prisoners and (b) staff.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for delivering the first New Medium Helicopter.

    • Ministry of Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) electronic warfare, (b) chemical, (c) biological, (d) radiological and (e) nuclear integrated battlespace in...

      Unmanned Air Vehicles: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on remotely-piloted air systems in each financial year since 2019-20.

      Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours he has completed domestically on RAF aircraft since his appointment.

      Ajax Vehicles: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's publication entitled MOD common law compensation claims statistics 2022/23, published on 26 February 2024, what was...

      Ajax Vehicles: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's publication entitled MOD common law compensation claims statistics 2022/23, published on 26 February 2024, how many...

      Ministry of Defence: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many buildings owned by his Department and its agencies are currently empty.

      Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled DE&S and Team Resolute sign Fleet Solid Support ships contract, published on 18 January 2023, which (a)...

      Members: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 24 January 2024 to Questions 10872 and 10873 on Ranger Regiment, the Answers of 24 January 2024 to Questions 10657 and 10658...

      Netherlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions the Government has had with the government of the Netherlands on the future Littoral Strike Platform.

      Ministry of Defence: National Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid in National Insurance contributions in each year since 2010.

      Ministry of Defence: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid in VAT in each year since 2010.

      Watchkeeper WK450

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Watchkeeper unmanned aircraft systems are currently operational.

      HMS Bulwark: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Bulwark will (a) complete its maintenance period and (b) return to operational service.

      Ministry of Defence: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the destinations were of domestic overnight visits undertaken by Ministers within their Department in each of the last three financial years.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what psychological support is available for people (a) infected and (b) affected by contaminated blood and blood products in Glenrothes...

    • Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of levels of parental (a) choice and (b) responsibility to decide the medical...

      Kimberly Liu

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking in response to the Kimberley Liu: Prevention of future deaths report, published on December 29, 2023.

      Royal Free Hospital: Maternity Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has undertaken an impact assessment on the potential impact of closing maternity services at the Royal Free Hospital.

      Yellow Card Scheme: Coronavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Yellow Cards for covid-19 vaccinations were (a) identified by the MHRA as being of special interest and (b) followed up by the...

      Consent to Medical Treatment: Pupils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the use of Gillick competence for vaccinations in schools.

      Cot Deaths

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of what can be done to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of findings from (a) the report by the Anscombe Institute entitled...

      Trastuzumab Deruxtecan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to encourage the England-wide roll-out of the drug Enhertu to aid the treatment of people with breast...

      Public Health: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to assess the adequacy of staffing levels in public health.

      Luspatercept: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with (a) NICE and (b) Bristol Myers Squibb on restarting the NICE appraisals process for luspatercept...

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has approved the business case costings for the New Hospital Programme.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Fraud and Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled Cross-Government Fraud Landscape: Annual Report 2022, published on 21 March 2023, what the basis is...

      Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for mental health services.

      Long Covid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of people with long covid.

      Shingles: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing the shingles vaccine to adults aged 65 and over.

      Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of the HPV vaccine by (a) girls and (b) boys.

      Shingles: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce the shingles vaccine for adults aged over 65.

      Mental Health Services: Civil Society

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support charitable organisations providing mental health services to those in need.

      Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timetable is for making a decision on redress for people affected by mesh implants following the publication of The...

      Health Services: Wandsworth Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the document entitled the National Partnership Agreement for Health and Social Care for England: improving the quality...

      WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the outcomes of the Tenth session of the Conference of the Parties...

      General Practitioners: Bristol East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of waiting times for GP surgeries in Bristol East constituency.

      Cystic Fibrosis: Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding cystic fibrosis to the list of medical conditions for which a medical...

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) dental nurses, (b) dental hygienists, (c) dental technicians, (d) dental therapists, (e) orthodontic therapists and (f)...

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists were registered with the General Dental Council in each financial year since 2010-11; and of those registered dentists...

      Medical Records: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she expects every child to have a personal child health record.

      Preventive Medicine: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to (a) identify young people most at risk of poor health in later life and (b) mitigate that risk.

      Obesity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle obesity in primary school children.

      Oesophageal Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the use of the capsule sponge test to detect...

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Comment entitled Health spending planned to fall in England and Scotland in 2024–25, suggesting a top-up...

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's policy is on maintaining (a) supply of and (b) access to commonly prescribed medicines.

  • Department for Transport

    • Roads: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.12 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, what the core level of funding for local roads was before the additional £8.3...

    • Ports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received from DP World on maritime and ports policy since 17 March 2022.

      Channel Ferries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last held discussions with DP World on the operation of cross channel ferry services.

      Eurostar: Ashford International Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Eurostar on reopening international rail services from Ashford since 1 January 2024.

      Railways: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2024 to Question 11059 on Railways: Finance, how much was spent on rail enhancements in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c)...

      Railway Signals: Cambridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2024 to Question 11055 on Railway Signals: Cambridge, what his Department's timeframe is for the development of a...

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) reporting mechanisms and (b) governance structures are in place to oversee spending on the Transpennine Route Upgrade project.

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2024 to Question 13143 on Roads: Safety, and with reference to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 150393...

      Shipping: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new vessels were registered with the UK Ship Register since 30 March 2022.

      Housing Estates: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the average timeframe for local authorities to enter into section 38 agreements from when they are first proposed.

      Motorcycles: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 5 on Motorcycles: Training, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the...

      Motorcycles: Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question HL240, whether he has made an assessment of the Motorcycle Industry Association’s...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2024 to Question 11316 on Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions, what engagement his Department plans to undertake with...

  • Department for Education

    • Children: Literacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of having subtitles switched on as a default for children's television programmes and films on...

    • Higher Education: Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-Semitism in higher education institutions in the South East.

      Overseas Students: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2024 to Question 16899 on Overseas Students: Ukraine, whether Ukrainian students will be able to continue studying...

      Overseas Students: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of international students studying in the UK from India in the last 12 months.

      Shipping: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many seafarer apprentices have been trained by private shipping companies operating in the UK since 17 March 2022.

  • Home Office

    • Visas: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2024 to Questions 16488 and 16489 on Visas: National Security, for what reason his Department does not...

    • Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the additional funding provided to the police in the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, published on 6 March 2024, will have a...

      Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with valid digital immigration status have been detained at the UK border for non-possession of physical immigration status...

      Animal Experiments: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a fee for a project licence under the Animals (Scientific Procedures)...

      Home Office: Fraud and Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report entitled Cross-Government Fraud Landscape: Annual Report 2022, published on 21 March 2023, what the basis is of...

      Police: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Overhaul of criminal justice system delivers significant improvement for rape victims,...

      Police: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police officers working in Child Abuse Investigation Teams had completed training in rape and sexual...

      Home Office: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the destinations were of domestic overnight visits undertaken by Ministers within their Department in each of the last three financial...

      Offenders: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his oral statement of 12 March 2024 on Update on foreign national offenders, prisons and probation, in what roles the 400...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Water Abstraction: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licences for abstraction in chalk streams have been rescinded in each year since 2010.

    • Urban Areas: Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting a target for all towns and cities at risk from flooding to...

      Rivers: Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of septic tanks on the cleanliness of rivers; and if he will make it...

      Litter: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle littering in Stockport constituency.

      Timber: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) supply chain, (b) labelling and (c) other processes and requirements are in place to ensure that imported wood...

      Foie Gras: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the reasons for changes in the amount of foie gras imported in 2023 compared with previous...

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he plans to take information about expected future climatic conditions affecting (a) UK food production and (b) food...

      Dangerous Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the income raised from charges for certificates of exemption to keep an XL Bully dog have been ringfenced to (a)...

      Land: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to protect landscapes with...

      Biodiversity: Romford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reverse biodiversity loss in Romford constituency.

      Marine Environment: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Evidence Needs Statement published by the UK Blue...

      Veterinary Medicine: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to provide legal protection...

      Veterinary Medicine: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce a new...

      Hunting: Botswana

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has received recent representations from his counterpart in Botswana on the potential impact of his Department's...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Special Forces: Afghanistan and Iraq

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Minister for Veterans plans to correct the record of his oral contribution of 7 January 2020, Official report, column 362.

    • Government Departments: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department issues guidance for Departments on ensuring (a) fiscal responsibility and (b) propriety in international contract management.

      Yvonne Fletcher

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the preliminary report by Sir Anthony Duff into the events outside the Libyan People’s Bureau and murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Protective Clothing: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of prosecutions that were initiated by the Health and Safety Executive for ill-fitting PPE...

    • Outdoor Recreation: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the scope of Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations to include...

      Personal Savings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help people save for the future.

      Low Incomes: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support low-income renters.

      Food Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's policy on the use of foodbank signposting slips at Jobcentres on...

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce inactivity in the labour market.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit Migration Notice letters he plans to send to people in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency and (b) the UK by 31 March...

      Access to Work Programme: Icarus Theatre Collective

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to settle Access to Work payments owed to Icarus Theatre Collective in Southwark to support a disabled...

      Tax Credits: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential reasons why people receiving tax credits are not voluntarily migrating to Universal Credit.

      State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2024 to Question 16811 on State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance Contributions, how many days his...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • P&O Ferries: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Insolvency Service has concluded the investigation into P&O Ferries' dismissal of 786 seafarers on 17 March 2022.

    • Commonwealth Games 2022: Official Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people from (a) the UK and (b) overseas, excluding speakers and hosts, were projected to visit in person the UK House venue run by...

      Department for Business and Trade: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she intends to respond to Questions 16291 and 16292, tabled on 29 February 2024 by the Rt hon member for North Durham for answer on 5 March.

      Department for Business and Trade: Fraud and Maladministration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report entitled Cross-Government Fraud Landscape: Annual Report 2022, published on 21 March 2023, what the basis is of...

      Trade Agreements: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to include minimum standards for animal welfare in future trade deals.

      Batteries: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to promote the development of a domestic battery industry.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Kate Sang

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the opening statement by the Secretary of State at the Lords Science, Innovation and Technology Select...

    • UK Research and Innovation: Social Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what her policy is on producing reports into the online activity of academics on UKRI boards.

      Broadband: East Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of households that have access to high speed broadband in East Yorkshire...

  • Women and Equalities

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Domestic Visits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the destinations were of domestic overnight visits undertaken by Ministers within their Department in each of the last three financial years.

    • National Insurance: Pensioners

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of abolishing National Insurance Contributions on pensioners' finances.

      Inflation: Personal Income

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has conducted recent distributional analysis of the impact of inflation on people in different income brackets.

      Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prosecutions that have been made against the promoters and operators of schemes now subject to the...

      Money Laundering: Prosecutions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions for money laundering offences HM Revenue and Customs brought against individuals in each year since 2013; and how many of those...

      Finance: Advisory Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many active registered financial advisers there are; how many such advisers there were in 2014; and what assessment the Financial Conduct Authority has...

      Insurance: Companies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.121, page 99 of the Autumn Statement 2023, what his planned timetable is for publishing a consultation on introducing a UK...

      Personal Savings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the level of average savings of households.

      Chelsea Football Club

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Financial Sanctions Implementation Office has made on establishing the foundation to manage and distribute monies from the proceeds of...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Supported Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to section 1 of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023, what progress his Department has...

    • Business: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his plans are for determining the membership of the east-west business council.

      Protective Clothing: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the number of prosecutions for ill-fitting Personal Protective Equipment provided...

      Laboratories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of laboratory space in the UK since 15 March 2023.

      Laboratories: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking through the planning system to increase the availability of laboratory space.

      Owner Occupation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of households have transitioned to full ownership under (a) Shared Ownership and (b) Rent to...

      Housing: Oldham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many homes have been built in Oldham in the last year.

      Planning Permission: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking with local authorities to improve the time taken to process planning applications.

      Bicycles: Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending planning rules to make it easier to install bicycle sheds...

      Culture: Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much and what proportion of Levelling Up funding was provided to cultural activities in the 2022-23 financial year;...

      Chess: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many local authorities submitted bids for funding for new chess tables.

      Homelessness: Burnley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what (a) funding and (b) other support his Department has provided to Burnley Borough Council to tackle (i) homelessness...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Electric Cables: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had recent discussions with National Grid on the installation of large electricity pylons in the countryside.

    • Coal Fired Power Stations: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department (a) funds and (b) has plans to fund research into cleaner combustion technologies for (i) wood chip and (ii)...

      Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to investigate representations made to her Department by members of the public adversely affected by the business...

      Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the compatibility of the AQUIND Interconnector Project with Ofgem’s expanded...

      Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether recommendations made by Ofgem in its upcoming Window 3 cap and floor round for interconnector projects will be taken into...

      Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of constraint costs associated with the AQUIND Interconnector Project.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the number of awards granted via the Warm Home Discount Scheme per regional electricity area since 2011.

      Energy: Disability and Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to reduce energy bills for (a) disabled households and (b) households on low incomes.

      Electricity: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of (a) data centres and (b) AI infrastructure on...

      Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on making parliamentary time available for scrutiny of the Draft...

      Electricity: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions her Department has had with Ofgem on (a) the best practice for the provision of details to clients of any...

      Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it remains her Department's schedule to deliver the Clean Heat Market Mechanism with the associated fines in April 2024.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Community Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to develop engagement forums with asylum seeker and refugee communities.

    • Asylum: Churches

      To ask His Majesty's Government what statistical evidence is held by the Home Office to support the claim made by former Home Secretary in the Daily Telegraph on 3 February that between...

      Asylum: Community Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that asylum seekers housed in asylum accommodation have access to free and accessible community spaces to build social connections.

      Immigration

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of immigration on (1) public services, (2) housing, and (3) infrastructure.

      Immigration

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the level of immigration to the UK for the past year; and how many individuals were granted visas for (1) work, (2) study, (3) family reunification,...

      Immigration Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure effective border control and management of illegal immigration, in particular addressing any gaps in enforcement or...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they can give to organisations providing support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine who want to refurbish boats confiscated from illegal English...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Asylum: Appeals

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much of their legal aid budget is spent on asylum seekers’ appeals, in (1) percentage, and (2) gross, terms.

    • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 5 March (HL2679), and in the light of recent reports of mitigating circumstances such as acute illness...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Russia: Private Military and Security Companies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Ukrainian special forces are combatting Russian mercenaries on Sudanese soil.

    • Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are their priorities ahead of this year's United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance.

      Egypt: Gaza

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of a new construction site, which includes a high wall, on the border between Gaza and Egypt; and what...

      Russia: Palestinians

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the purpose of the meeting held from 29 February to 2 March in Moscow between Palestinian organisations; and what new diplomatic...

      North Korea: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the tenth anniversary of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of...

      China: Cryptocurrencies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to deter Chinese criminal gangs using cryptocurrencies to launder significant sums of money; whether they have made any assessment of...

      Iran: Hezbollah

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent Iranian media reports that Iran is supplying Hezbollah with ‘Almas’ anti-tank missiles.

      Myanmar: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed contingency plans for British citizens and embassy staff in Myanmar to address any possible collapse or defeat of the Myanmar military.

      Sudan: Ports

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United Arab Emirates on the seizing of two ports the Sudanese Red Sea coast through proxy forces, and...

      Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the severity of the current conflict in North Kivu between M23 rebels and Democratic Republic of the Congo forces; and what...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Infrastructure: Cybersecurity

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the data breach experienced by Southern Water as a result of a cyber-attack, what assessment they have made of the adequacy of existing cyber security...

    • Vetting

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are currently awaiting security vetting by United Kingdom Security Vetting.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Metals: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with representatives from the metals recycling industry about the importance of the free and fair trade of scrap steel.

    • UK Trade with EU: Productivity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the fall in the UK goods trade on national productivity, particularly in sectors affected by any barriers to...

      Foreign Investment in UK: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States about the promises of investment made by the US President in his 12 April 2023 address at...

      Iron and Steel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to engage with UK producers and importers of steel products, in response to the Trade Remedies Authority's Statement of Intended Final...

      Iron and Steel: Trade Remedies

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the Trade Remedies Authority’s reviews into Hot Rolled Flat and Coil steel (Category 1 products), and the potential impact of Tata Steel...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Audiology: Paediatrics

      To ask His Majesty's Government, as part of the Paediatric Hearing Services Improvement Programme, how many reviews of patient records have been undertaken, and how many children have been...

    • Montelukast: Side Effects

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any dangers to some users of the commonly prescribed asthma drug montelukast.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 1 February (HL1933), what progress they have made on reducing variation in breast screening services since 2019.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Protocol

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Caine on 12 March (HL3032), to specify all the changes made to the protocol by the Windsor Framework; and whether...

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for designating a standard sign for use on highways to indicate the location of electric vehicles charging stations; and...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • NATO: Gender

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have nominated a candidate to sit on the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives Executive Committee.

    • Nimrod Aircraft: Accidents

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by The Earl of Minto on 27 November 2023 (HL200), what assessment they have made of the accuracy of report of the Board of...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Cybersecurity: Training

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help businesses provide advanced cyber skills training to staff.

    • Cybersecurity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish draft legislation incorporating proposed reforms to the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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